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Beat pregnancy backache

Half of all pregnant women have back pain at some point, but there are some simple ways to relieve it – or perhaps even prevent it in the first place.

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Beat stress incontinence

If you're feeling like a garden sprinkler without an off button then you're probably suffering from stress incontinence. Don't worry - this condition affects...

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Curves are spicy

The size zero dream may still be starving the starlets in Hollywood, but being competitively thin is not everyone's game. Thankfully, there are some women in...

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Eating for fertility

If you're hoping to conceive in the near future, it's time to start eating well. Why? Because it turns out that your diet can directly affect your...

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Emotionally ready for baby

How can you tell if you're emotionally equipped for parenthood and what can you do to prepare yourselves as a couple?

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How to have baby-making sex

You don't have to be a gymnast or know any fancy yoga poses, but there are ways you can help the sperm get to its final destination: the egg.

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Knowing when to do it

If you're trying to conceive, understanding your cycle can be one of the most important things you can do.

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Pre-pregnancy checklist

Are you thinking of starting a family? Then it's vital that you and your partner are in prime health. After all, the health of baby is largely dependent on the...

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Weird ways to enhance your fertility

If you're willing to try anything to get pregnant, you might want to give these bizarre rituals a try.

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Your countdown to conception

Planning to have a baby? Things will go a lot smoother if you get your life in order first.

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The causes of morning sickness revealed

The nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy may actually serve a purpose — to protect the unborn baby.

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Coping with a severe case of morning sickness

Most pregnant women experience the nausea of "morning sickness", but in some cases the condition can be so severe it affects the unborn baby.

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Breastfeeding may boost child's IQ

An international team of researchers has found evidence that suggests breastmilk can make children smarter.

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Understanding miscarriage

The story of Jana Horska miscarrying in a NSW hospital toilet gripped the public's attention in 2007 and triggered an important inquiry into our health care...

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Mother's diet influences baby's sex

New research shows that a child's sex is associated with the mother's diet at the time of conception.

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Exercise during pregnancy

A small pilot study shows that moderate exercise during pregnancy is good for the unborn baby's heart.

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Pregnancy do's and don'ts...

Women have been getting pregnant for centuries without too much bother, but now, the minute a woman falls pregnant, something strange happens to the people...

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Fertilisation and implantation

As few as fifty sperm reach the ovum. Only one sperm will eventually penetrate the egg. The penetrating sperm must shed a protein coating from its head and...

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Migration of the egg

Every female is born with about 500,000 potential single-cell eggs.The eggs are designed to ripen progressively over thirty to forty years, through puberty...

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Signs and symptoms of pregnancy - ninemsn Health

There are many different signs and symptoms of pregnancy, and they vary according to individual women and to their individual pregnancies. Obviously, as the...

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